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Well-Known Blogger Shuts Down Site for Fear of NYT ‘Doxxing’
The Washington Free Beacon ^ | June 23, 2020 | Charles Fain Lehman

Posted on 06/28/2020 11:35:33 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A prominent pseudonymous blogger has shut down his site after a New York Times reporter refused to conceal his identity in a forthcoming piece, putting his livelihood and life in danger.

Psychiatrist Scott Alexander (his first and middle, but not last, name) has worked for years to cultivate a small but thriving intellectual community through his blog Slate Star Codex. That came to a halt Monday evening, however, when Alexander deleted the blog, replacing it with a post entitled "NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog."

The deletion was the culmination of a week of buzz that a Times reporter, Cade Metz, was reporting a story on Alexander's site and the community it spawned, prompting widespread fears that Alexander would be the next figure "canceled" by a media exposé, possibly as retribution for his criticisms of modern progressivism.

Neither Metz nor his editor Pui-Wing Tam responded to a request for comment. Times vice president for communications Danielle Rhoades Ha told the Washington Free Beacon, "we do not comment on what we may or may not publish in the future. But when we report on newsworthy or influential figures, our goal is always to give readers all the accurate and relevant information we can."

Alexander and others interviewed by Metz told the Free Beacon that they do not believe Metz wanted to write a "hit piece." But Metz did insist that Times guidelines compelled him to disclose Alexander's real name, derailing an interview with the blogger.

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To: Calvin Locke

https://web.archive.org/web/20200626201715/https://slatestarcodex.com/


21 posted on 06/28/2020 12:53:00 PM PDT by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Democrats are evil scum.


22 posted on 06/28/2020 1:03:09 PM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The NYT has nothing but anonymous sources when they attack Trump. Why not here?


23 posted on 06/28/2020 1:22:43 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Playing with fire frequently has adverse outcomes...

By agreeing to interview with a known communist, Scott Alexander reminds me of those Mensa candidates who try to scratch an alligators head or shake a mamma bear's paw...

24 posted on 06/28/2020 1:28:16 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

For those of us who lived through the 1960s, this is old news.

“Tolerance” and “peace” always meant obedience to your masters.


25 posted on 06/28/2020 1:59:21 PM PDT by cgbg (Masters don't want slaves talking about masters and slaves.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The New York Times is liberal...

Liberals are bullies:

https://i0.wp.com/www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2020/06/Untitled-2-copy.jpg?w=779&ssl=1


26 posted on 06/28/2020 2:09:37 PM PDT by GOPJ (Blackface Equivalent? When black women wear wigs to make it look like they have 'white's hair'...)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

One thing neglected with this topic. There are more criminals. Bust them for drugs.


27 posted on 06/28/2020 5:30:14 PM PDT by familyop ( "Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy".)
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To: I want the USA back

Conservatives should learn and retaliate.


28 posted on 06/28/2020 5:40:54 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Times vice president for communications Danielle Rhoades Ha told the Washington Free Beacon, "we do not comment on what we may or may not publish in the future. But when we report on newsworthy or influential figures, our goal is always to give readers all the accurate and relevant information we can."

The recent hit piece on Mike Flynn and Sidney Powell is an excellent example of that.

You can't have an intelligent discussion with some people.

29 posted on 06/29/2020 7:14:57 AM PDT by gogeo (It isn't just time to open America up again: It's time to be America again.)
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